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埋街食井水
maai4 gaai1 sik6 zeng2 seoi2 |
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(orig. of boat society women) to marry into a dry-land family; → (of women) to marry into a family of higher social class; to marry into a family of means and to live comfortably because of it; (of female prostitutes, a euphemism) to marry | Also: 食井水; 埋街 |
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Characters in this word:埋 maai4 - bury; conceal; finish up; move closer街 gaai1 - street 食 sik6 zi6 - eat; food 井 zeng2 zing2 - a well; neat; orderly 水 seoi2 - water; liquid; dough (money) |
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